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• absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Don’t be.

  I who don’t care for sport at all, am now aware more about breaking then I would be; I saw some other matches 100% because of her actions. I would not have bothered otherwise.

  She brings more interest to the sport; I only saw three events, the rock climbing (I climb); some of the kayak (kayak cross is awesome) and some of the breaking.

  So there you have it; of the very small amount of the Olympics I watched, breaking was part of it.

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• Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had a whole argument with a bud about her PhD in breakdancing.

  My take was that she pushed breakdancing into the human consciousness significantly more than anyone in history ever has so she deserves that PhD, very few people know the name of the person who won the gold but a ton more remember raygun or at the very least ‘that breakdancing lady’. Regardless of how skillfull she actually is. Also, iirc she was actually a classical dance teacher at that school and this was just in response to the Olympics adding breakdancing, I watched an interview where she said something along the lines of ‘I didn’t even care for breakdancing’.

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  • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My take was that she pushed breakdancing into the human consciousness significantly more than anyone in history ever has

    Interesting thought exercise, but a WILD take. Notoriet shouldn’t be considered the same as actual accomplishment. Otherwise, John Wayne Gacy should be considered the best clown of all time.

    Phil Kim/Phil Wizard (the gold medalist) is a pretty accomplished breaker/bboy.

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    • GraniteM@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In 1971, Rep. Tom Moore, Jr. of Waco, Texas sponsored a resolution commending Albert de Salvo for his unselfish service to “his county, his state and his community.” That resolution read, in part:

      This compassionate gentleman’s dedication and devotion to his work has enabled the weak and the lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future. He has been officially recognized by the state of Massachusetts for his noted activities and unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology.

      Albert DeSalvo had another claim to fame.

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    • FiskFisk33@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Otherwise, John Wayne Gacy should be considered the best clown of all time.

      And that is a WILD comparison!

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• Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Absurdity sells.

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• Shard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What pisses me off is the break dancing is considered an Olympic sport.

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• Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Aussie Aussie Aussie!

  Seriously though she’s shocking. Going into the Olympics with no one but herself and her message in mind

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  • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I respect it. We think of the Olympics as this Grand international unity thing, but it’s not. It’s a for profit entertainment company

    It’s not the best in the world, it’s hundreds of feeder organizations that submitted the paperwork, and the people they chose to select

    No one had submitted paperwork for Australian breakdancing… So she and her husband did

    It’s art - intentional or not. Skilled or not (it was not). I don’t even know what county won breakdancing… But that couple made an impact on the world, undoubtedly. I could do some of her moves and anyone would instantly recognize it

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• BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Which just shows how stupid the whole circus is.

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